ALPHABET MOVIE MEME THINGY. Good buddy and Surrogate Daddy Pax over at the horror blog Billy Loves Stu was recently tagged by another one of those memes. Like the true gentleman he is, he declined to tag 5 other people and simply put his list up for all of us to see (and quite a great list it IS, too)! For the heck of it, I thought I'd give it a try; you know how us boys love lists! The original Alphabetical Movie Meme originated here and you'll find the rules in detail. In miniature, the rules are as follows: in short, list your favourite movie for each letter of the alphabet. Simple, huh? Until the agonizing over which movie to choose, that is. Daddy Pax stirred things up interestingly by adding a theme: one "guilty pleasure" movie for each letter of the alphabet. One more rule is that you don't use the words "A" or "The" as the first letter of the movie, natch. There you go. I too will not "tag" anyone but feel free to make your own list is you're so inclined. However, like Daddy Pax, I too am going to tweak the meme a little. First I will list my favourite films of each letter in the alphabet. Then I will list my favourite HORROR films of each letter of the alphabet (what could be more natural on THIS blog?!?). And finally, I will list those movies which I'm sure most of you reading this have never seen but should -- those favourites of mine which might be a little more obscure -- for each letter of the alphabet. So here goes:

MY FAVES FOR EACH LETTER OF THE ALPHABET:

• THE APARTMENT (1960)
• THE BREAKFAST CLUB (1985)
• CASABLANCA (1942)
• DESK SET (1957)
• L'ECLISSE (1962)
• THE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS (1950)
• GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
• HOLIDAY (1938)
• IT'S A GIFT (1934)
• JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY (1960)
• KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
• LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (1962)
• THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)
• NOBODY'S FOOL (1994)
• ONLY ANGELS HAVE WINGS (1939)
• PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET (1953)
• THE QUIET MAN (1952)
• REAR WINDOW (1954)
• THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955)
• THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY (1955)
• UMBERTO D. (1952)
• VOYAGE TO ITALY (1954)
• WINTER LIGHT (1962)
• X-MEN 2 (2003) things are a bit thin for this letter, obviously
• YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (1974)
• ZIEGFELD FOLLIES (1946)

MY FAVOURITE HORROR FILMS FOR EACH LETTER:

• ALIEN (1979)
• THE BLACK CAT (1934)
• THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1964)
• DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978)
• THE EVIL DEAD (1981)
• FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
• THE GORGON (1964)
• THE HAUNTING (1963)
• INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)
• JU-ON (2000)
• KING KONG (1933)
• LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973)
• THE MUMMY (1932)
• NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957)
• THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932)
• PSYCHO (1960)
• QUATERMASS 2 (1957)
• ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
• SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004)
• THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
• THE UNINVITED (1944)
• VAL LEWTON: THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS (2007)
• THE WICKER MAN (1973)
• X THE UNKNOWN (1956)
• THE YELLOW WALLPAPER (1989)
• ZODIAC (2007)

MY FAVOURITE "OBSCURE" FILMS YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN

(BUT REALLY SHOULD!):

• ATTACK! (1956)
• THE BIG BROADCAST (1932)
• A CANTERBURY TALE (1944)
• DONOVAN'S REEF (1963)
• EXECUTIVE SUITE (1954)
• FATSO (1980)
• GALLIPOLI (1981)
• HELL DRIVERS (1957)
• IKIRU (1952)
• JANDEK ON CORWOOD (2003)
• KUNDUN (1997)
• LOST IN YONKERS (1993)
• A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946)
• THE NINTH CONFIGURATION (1980)
• ON BORROWED TIME (1939)
• PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (1948)
• THE QUEEN OF SPADES (1949)
• ROSENKRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (1990)
• SHIRLEY VALENTINE (1989)
• TROUBLE IN PARADISE (1932)
• UNDERCURRENT (1946)
• THE VIRGIN SPRING (1960)
• THE WINTER GUEST (1997)
• X: THE MAN WITH X-RAY EYES (1963)
• YOU'RE OUT OF LUCK (1941)
• ZEITGEIST (2007)

So there you have it. As you've no doubt noticed already, those films which I'll bet most of you haven't seen (but should) have links so that you can go take a look and see what they're all about. I heartily recommend all the movies up there and, when you're stuck for something new to watch, try a few.